The midland journal., 1887-11-11

clean ing a window was standing
upon the inner ledge, when she at
tempted to step backward on a
chair and fell across the back of it
breaking an artery in her stomach.
She tainted from loss of blood. DR..
P. B. Housekeeper was called IN and
checked the hemorrhage, but was un.
able to save her life. The unfo--
tunate woman was about 80 years of
age, and leaves four children.
Hambleton wants everybody to
know that he gets his oysters In the
shell.
The Court of Appeals rendered a
decision last week confirming the
verdict Of the county court in the
case of VIM. G. Carpenter. of this
count ty, VS.. the Mccullough Iron
Company for alleged wrongful dis.
charge from service. Carpenter was
hired as manager at the North
East works for one year at 81 900
and he was discharged before the
year expired He obtained yer.
dict in the Cecil county court. On
the refusal of the court below to
grant certain prayers of the defend
ant the latter appealed.
The barn of W. S. Kitchens near
Elkton which was burned last week,
was insured in the Farmers and Me.
chanics of this county for $500 and
in the Cecil Mutual for 5000. Search
was made for the mules stolen at
the time the barn was fired, by Mr..
Kitchens and Ex.Sheriff Boulden,
but after three days search they
returned without any clue. The
horse stolen at Quarryville about
the same time, they came across in
their search for the mules and re.
turned the animal to the owner.
Maurice River, coves is the kind
of oysters Hambleton keeps.
The Voice is the great Prohibition
paper of the country. The paper is
ably edited and contains all the po-
lltlcal temperance news of the cour-
try, an encyclopedia of temperance
work, valuable to al who desire to
be posted thoroughly in all the move
ments of the prohibtionists and the
herculean efforts being used by the
whlskey party to maintain their pow.
er. The Voice is six column eight
age weekly, price SIC a year.
published at 1S & 20 Astor Place
New York. We will club the Voice
with the JOURNAL; both papers one
year for $3.50
New invoice of dress goods arriv.
ed al E, R. Buffington's, yesterday
call and see them.
Some of our neighbors who were
induced 20 apply Orchilla Guano
last spring for corn are highly pleas
ed with the result of the experiment
and have no hesitancy in applying
again this spring for the same crop.
Farmers in these sections who have
been using Orchills regularly for
years past unanimously agree that
it should be applied broadcast now
in. order to secure the best results,
In order to induce our farmers to
try this plan, we will deliver the Or.
chilla now, and require payment on
tue same conditions as if bought the
1st of April next.
Barnes & Hartenstine.
For the best selected stock of muz
zle and breech loading guns, go to
Haines & Kirk. o7.8t
Western towns which have boom
appreciate the power of the press.
The people of Tuscon, Arizona,
buy 5000 copies of their local paper
every month for the purpose of send
ing it abroad, and in addition pay
it 5000 a month for special "wlite
up :" The town of Lamar, Col, re-
Gently paid the local paper 1900
for "write up,' and the citizens of
Fort Scott. Kansas, have just spent
$1,000 IN advertising the town
Hutchinson, Kansas, claims to give
its local paper bonus of $4,000
year for remaining alive and kicking
while Nowton. Kansas, pays its pa.
per $4,000 a year. There rs moth
ing at all improper in this, as the
money is paid for Legitimate adver-
tising. On the contrary, it is very
creditable to the citizens of these
towns that they thus encourage their
local papers at the same time ben.
eft themselves West Chester Local
Ne,os.